Betty J. Hoxsey

Betty June (née Whittaker) Hoxsey Justus (May 23, 1923 – August 11, 2011) was an American farmer and politician.

Born in Leland, Illinois, Hoxsey graduated from Ottawa Township High School and then farmed in Serena Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. Hoxsey served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1982 and was a Republican. After the passage of the Cutback Amendment, Hoxsey chose to run for the Illinois Senate. Democratic candidate Patrick Welch defeated Hoxsey in the 1982 general election.[1] She died in Peru, Illinois.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Ross, Diane (December 1982). "Dems win big: Madigan wins bigger". Illinois Issues. 8 (12). Sangamon State University: 30. ISSN 0738-9663. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2025 – via Northern Illinois University Libraries.
  2. ^ "Betty J. Hoxsey Obituary". Mueller Funeral Homes. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  3. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1981-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Betty J. Hoxsey, pg. 144
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